{"product_id":"to-frack-or-not-to-frack-how-a-small-new-york-towns-decision-making-process-came-up-short-paperback","title":"To Frack or Not to Frack?: How a Small New York Town's Decision-Making Process Came Up Short - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald R. Fraser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2012 officials in the Town of Colden, a small, New York town near Buffalo, set in motion a policy-making process to decide whether or not to allow gas and oil drilling in their town using the controversial drilling technique known as \"fracking.\" In 2015 this policy-making process collapsed without a decision one way or the other. What went wrong? The town's struggle to deal with a complex public issue broke down due to its failure to observe fundamental governing principles -including the rule of law, workforce training and political responsiveness. This book, an excellent case study for college classroom use, will also help small town officials and citizens take a hard look at their own governing procedures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades a Washington-based writer, Ronald Fraser received a Ph.D. degree in public policy from George Mason University. He has a Master of Public Administration degree and a Master of Regional Planning degree and has worked as a land use planner for the Appalachian Regional Commission, a state-federal economic development agency. His writings have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post and dozens of other newspapers and in professional public management journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53344426361139,"sku":"9780692104767","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Yh6JbcGsg79780692104767.webp?v=1778725559","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/to-frack-or-not-to-frack-how-a-small-new-york-towns-decision-making-process-came-up-short-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}